[rescue] DE9 Fibre Channel Cable

[Julius Sridhar]

On Tue, 19 Feb 2002, Bjorn Ramqvist wrote:

> > I need to make a DE9-DE9 cable for my Fibre Channel setup.  I've
> > seen some on eBay, and it looks like I only need two pairs of
> > wire.  Does anyone know the proper wiring configuration so I
> > can build my own cable?
> >
> > The cable will go from my KGPSA-CA (64-bit FC controller) to
> > my StorageWorks2 raid shelf (prototype).
>
> Uhm. Now I'm curious... StorageWorks2 prototype?
> DE9? Now that's not a usual DB9 like on the Emulex, JNI, Interphase or
> older Adaptec cards? The HSSDC-connector is an odd beast that looks more
> like a RJ45 socket than anything else.
>
> Anyway, the DB9 connector pinout:
>
>  1___________5
>   \o o o o o/
>    \o_o_o_o/
>   6         9

This is a DE9.  A DB9 would be a connector with space for 25 pins but
containing only 9.

Peace...  Sridhar